pyridine in chloroform T=0°C;

1: 71 percent / K2CO3 / acetone / 17 h / Heating 2: 93 percent / LiAlH4 / diethyl ether / 4 h / Heating 3: 90 percent / pyridine / CHCl3 / 0 °C View Scheme

1: 93 percent / LiAlH4 / diethyl ether / 4 h / Heating 2: 90 percent / pyridine / CHCl3 / 0 °C View Scheme

1: 71 percent / K2CO3 / acetone / 17 h / Heating 2: 93 percent / LiAlH4 / diethyl ether / 4 h / Heating 3: 90 percent / pyridine / CHCl3 / 0 °C View Scheme

ammonium hydroxide; copper diacetate; sodium hydride 1.) 0 - 100 deg C, 15 - 20 min, 2.) THF, 2 h; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given. Title compound not separated from byproducts;